If we expand the argument a bit, we might say that we're okay with some bathtubs but not others. If there is a slight chill or the water is ice cold, we feel tr

If we expand the argument a bit, we might say that we're okay with some bathtubs but not others. If there is a slight chill or the water is ice cold, we feel trapped, but if we like the temperature we're fine not plunging into the ocean. It's true that we can't avoid having our thoughts affected by our environment but it feels weird to know that so much of our mental landscape is determined by alogrithms or persons that are not connected to the actual material or social fabric of our lives.